Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-06-06
Barton.

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Barton
Children's Day will be observed at the
Cong. church next Sunday.
Selden F.. Bickford has RACED his old
barn and will put up a new and better
one.
Rev. \. \. Smith of Johnson was here
on Monday last and oficiated at the fun
eral of Katie Hopkins.
b. Z. Peterson has been painting the
Ira Wyman buildings. They look very
pretty in their new colOrs.
Rev. Mr.. Moody and family are out of
town on a visit. Rev. Geo. Sterling of
Glover preached a good discourse at the
Cong. church yesterday.
Miss Lincoln of Newport, who has
been working i'll the Phillips millinery
shop has finished work there Mr.. Phil
lips has had several girls working this
season so far.
Gardner A. Drew and wife are on a visit
to Burlington this week. Mr.. Drew will
purchase 4 large stock of pine lumber
TOR his shop and sash and door factory,
while absent.
Bill Brown has some trades under
way looking toward the dispose! of some
of his house lots on Park street. This
is n good location and will doubtless
soon be occupied.
The Ladies of the NJ. Z. Society hold
their regular Wednesday meeting at their
Parlors in the new church. Supper from
> till 80 at a cheaper price than it can
be afforded at home. All invited.
\ CARD.-We wish to express our sin
cere thanks to the friends that have been
50 lind to us during the sickness, death
and burial of our loved daughter.
Mr.. AND Mrs. H. E. HOPKINS.
Mr.. Hyde. who recently purchased the
Ellis hOuse on Main street, proposes
To raise it up and extensively repair it.
The shop building adjoining will be en-
Iar@ed and built into a good tenement, so
We understand.
DR.. J. Twombly, painless foot doctor,
il stopping at Crystal Lake Hous for one
week only. Extracts corns, b~unions,
club and ingrowing nails. The doctor
doesn't need any recommend for he has
been here before. Don't fail to see him.
The Lyndon Park Association is max
ing great preparation for the Celebration
July +th, and besides the usual attractions
Will have a balloon ascension. Bills will
be- our soon and we shall nave a large adj
verti>ement of the whole thing next week.
The officers and town committee of the
Orleans Co. Agricultural Society are re-
quested to meet at the Crystal Lake House,
Barton. June 10th, at p. m, to make ar
raugementS for the coming fair.
c. p. OWEN, Sec.
L. T. Wilson, photographer and artist,
expects to be absent some time and his
rooms will be.cIosed. He is going to the
city TO post himself a little in some of
tile new things of photography. In the
meantime his rooms will be thoroughly
repaired and renovated.
Childrens' Day will be observed at
NJ I. church next Sunday with a sermon
on flowers by the pastor, in the forenoon,
and a concert in the evening. Those in
terested are invited to furnish plants and
flowers and to be present at both services.
The children win meet at the vestry Tues
day evening at > O'Clock, and Friday ev-
ening at : O'Clock, for rehearsals.
The railroad inspectors will begin a
thorough inspection of all the railroads
in the state June 81. They will start at
White River Junction and 20 over the
FaSsumpsic first. The law requires a
careful inspection not only of the road
bed but of all bridges and stations. There
are two or three depots in this county
that are a discredit to a respectable road.
We hope they will be put in Il better
condition.
Last year Horace Pierce advertised a
compound for preserving fruit called Anti
iermentiRe. We recently tested several
cans of fruit put up by the use of it and
never tasted any preserved fruit that was
aS sweet and fresh as this. We give this
not as a ''puff- merely, but a. IA testimo-
MAI Ia favor of something that will save
the housewife time and perplexity in put
ting up her fruit. 1t is doubtless a very
AlAAu5 nAICn WIN saw bAAAS ~AA
money as We'll as the fruit.
Memorial Day exercises in this place
tAis year were made more important per-
maps than ever before, though the cere-
monies are much the same from year TO
year. Meade Post of Barton Landing,
under the command of Capt. A ID. Math-
eWs- with forty odd members, was pres
ent and Joined with Quimby Post in the
ritual exercises. A long procession head
ed by the Barton Cornet band, and made
up of the veteran soldiers, Sunday school
children and citizens, proceeded 70 the
cemetery, where the decoration of graves
and the memorial work of the order were
done under the direction of .. V. Joslyn,
commander Of Quimby Post. Returning
10 Opera Hall, Maj. Branch of Coventry
delivered a very timely, patriotic and APP